Power cuts, fuel shortages, price rises, job losses, Israeli air strikes, untreated sewage in the streets and the sea, internal political repression, the near-impossibility of leaving, the lack of hope or horizon -... crushing the spirits of Gazans

Women in Gaza have called upon women of the world to travel to Gaza for International Women's Day on March 8th 2014. We will be answering their call by bringing a delegation of women to Gaza. Sign the petition to ask the Egyptian government's permission

The Syrians do not have much choice, as they are less and less welcome in other neighboring countries: from Lebanon, where Syrian refugees now account for nearly one-quarter of the population, to Jordan, which hosts Zaatari, the largest Syrian refugee ca

Two Canadians, ... have been jailed now over 45 days and their detention has now been extended ... These two men are guilty of having compassion for others, ... This world is doomed if we fear compassion and love of neighbours, rather than war and violence.

This month, Hamas introduced its new training program in Gazan schools, where for one hour a week terrorists from the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades - Hamas' military wing - train 16-year-old boys to use Kalashnikov assault rifles and other forms of we

Hackers affiliated with the Anonymous group vowed to wipe Israel 'off the map of the Internet'; internet providers expect users to have difficulty accessing web, but most affected sites appear to have emerged largely unscathed.

Gaza is becoming increasingly radicalised as Hamas continues its crackdown on civil liberties, press freedom and the rights of women. In the last few weeks a number of journalists have been arrested and accused of being involved in "suspicious activities"

Video from Gaza during recent Israeli "Pillar of Cloud" assault. It shows 18 minutes of the terror and heroism, as women try to get their children to safety and others try to put out fires & rescue people from the rubble, it is like being there.

As in every vicious military offensive Israel carries out in Gaza, the dominant narrative is that it is a response to rocket fire from Gaza. This is how it's being reported in the US, and this is how virtually every American understands it. IT IS A LIE.